What is saddle tapping?
What is saddle tapping?
It is a way to tap into a water line while it is under pressure and add a line, drain the system or add a Thermowell or sensor. You place a hot tap service saddle or sleeve onto the line.
What is a service saddle?
The primary type of saddle supplied by Robar is the service saddle, which is meant to be used by those who want to remove a service outlet from a transmission or distribution water line. These pipe saddles create reliable service line connections on water mains and can be used on a variety of pipes.
What is a pipe service saddle?
JCM Service Saddles provide a quick dependable means of tapping pipe for branch and service connections. These fabricated tapping sleeves have taken the complexity out of tapping larger pipe and provide more flexibility and strength than cast sleeves.
Can you hot tap ductile iron pipe?
Direct service tapping of operating cast and Ductile iron piping systems has been a common practice for more than 100 years. Ductile iron pipe can be readily field cut and tapped to fit normal and emergency situations.
How do you install a service saddle?
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Can you drill and tap ductile iron?
With Ductile iron pipe (DI pipe), typical service taps can be installed directly into the wall of the pipe, which is called “direct tapping.” The ability to use direct tapping eliminates the need for tapping saddles.
What are tapping sleeves used for?
Tapping Sleeves are used when tapping into a pipe while it is under pressure. Hot Tapping Sleeves come in a variety of styles; Shop Coated Carbon Steel, Epoxy Coated Carbon Steel or All 304 or 316 Stainless Steel. Tapping Sleeves are normally flanged, but smaller sizes can come with threaded outlets.
How reliable are saddle valves?
Most of them don’t leak, but they have a much higher chance of leaking than a properly installed water valve. My advice is to not use saddle valves. When installing an ice maker or whole-house humidifier, tap off of an existing water line with a proper tee fitting and have a proper shutoff valve installed.
